TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlates of caregiver-rated quality of life in assisted living
T2 - The Maryland assisted living study
AU - Samus, Quincy M.
AU - Rosenblatt, Adam
AU - Onyike, Chiadi
AU - Steele, Cynthia
AU - Baker, Alva
AU - Harper, Michael
AU - Brandt, Jason
AU - Mayer, Lawrence
AU - Rabins, Peter V.
AU - Lyketsos, Constantine G.
PY - 2006/9
Y1 - 2006/9
N2 - We used a cross-sectional study to examine the correlates of caregiver-rated quality of life (QOL) in 198 randomly selected residents from a stratified random sample of 22 assisted living facilities in central Maryland. We measured QOL by using the Alzheimer's Disease-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire. In general, despite cognitive impairment, residents in assisted living were rated as having a high QOL. In a multivariate regression, we found that nonmood neuropsychiatric symptoms were the strongest correlate of QOL, explaining 37% of the variance. Depressive symptoms, functional dependence, marital status, and cognition also contributed to the model, but only minimally. Because of the strong association of neuropsychiatric symptoms with QOL, special attention should be given to their recognition and amelioration.
AB - We used a cross-sectional study to examine the correlates of caregiver-rated quality of life (QOL) in 198 randomly selected residents from a stratified random sample of 22 assisted living facilities in central Maryland. We measured QOL by using the Alzheimer's Disease-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire. In general, despite cognitive impairment, residents in assisted living were rated as having a high QOL. In a multivariate regression, we found that nonmood neuropsychiatric symptoms were the strongest correlate of QOL, explaining 37% of the variance. Depressive symptoms, functional dependence, marital status, and cognition also contributed to the model, but only minimally. Because of the strong association of neuropsychiatric symptoms with QOL, special attention should be given to their recognition and amelioration.
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U2 - 10.1093/geronb/61.5.P311
DO - 10.1093/geronb/61.5.P311
M3 - Article
C2 - 16960235
AN - SCOPUS:33749340814
SN - 1079-5014
VL - 61
SP - P311-P314
JO - Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
JF - Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
IS - 5
ER -